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accelerated   his   development。   He   studied   the   habits   of   the   squirrel   with 

greater   carefulness�察     �and   strove    with   greater    craft   to  steal   upon   it  and 

surprise  it。  He   studied  the  wood´mice   and tried   to   dig them  out of   their 

burrows�察     �and    he   learned    much     about    the   ways     of  moose´birds       and 

woodpeckers。 And there came a day when the hawk's shadow did not drive 

him   crouching   into   the   bushes。   He   had   grown   stronger   and   wiser�察  �and 

more     confident。     Also�察  �he   was    desperate。    So   he   sat  on   his   haunches�察�

conspicuously in an open space�察�and challenged the hawk down out of the 

sky。 For he knew that there�察�floating in the blue above him�察�was meat�察�the 

meat   his   stomach   yearned   after   so   insistently。   But   the   hawk   refused   to 

come down and give battle�察�and the cub crawled away into a thicket and 

whimpered his disappointment and hunger。 

     The   famine   broke。  The   she´wolf   brought   home   meat。   It   was   strange 

meat�察�different from any she had ever brought before。 It was a lynx kitten�察�

partly grown�察 �like the   cub�察 �but not so large。 And   it was   all for him。  His 

mother had satisfied her hunger elsewhere�察�though he did not know that it 

was the rest of the lynx litter that had gone to satisfy her。 Nor did he know 



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the desperateness of her deed。 He knew only that the velvet´furred kitten 

was meat�察�and he ate and waxed happier with every mouthful。 

     A   full   stomach   conduces   to   inaction�察  �and   the   cub   lay   in   the   cave�察�

sleeping against his mother's side。 He was aroused by her snarling。 Never 

had   he   heard   her   snarl   so   terribly。   Possibly   in   her   whole   life   it   was   the 

most terrible snarl she ever gave。 There was reason for it�察�and none knew 

it better than she。 A lynx's lair is not despoiled with impunity。 In the full 

glare of the afternoon light�察�crouching in the entrance of the cave�察�the cub 

saw the lynx´ mother。 The hair rippled up along his back at the sight。 Here 

was fear�察�and it did not require his instinct to tell him of it。 And if sight 

alone were not sufficient�察�the cry of rage the intruder gave�察�beginning with 

a snarl and rushing abruptly upward into a hoarse screech�察�was convincing 

enough in itself。 

     The   cub   felt   the   prod   of   the   life   that   was   in   him�察  �and   stood   up   and 

snarled valiantly  by  his   mother's side。  But she   thrust   him  ignominiously 

away and behind her。 Because of the low´roofed entrance the lynx could 

not leap in�察�and when she made a crawling rush of it the she´wolf sprang 

upon her and pinned her down。 The cub saw little of the battle。 There was 

a   tremendous      snarling    and   spitting   and    screeching。    The    two   animals 

threshed about�察�the lynx ripping and tearing with her claws and using her 

teeth as well�察�while the she´wolf used her teeth alone。 

     Once�察�the cub sprang in and sank his teeth into the hind leg of the lynx。 

He clung on�察�growling savagely。 Though he did not know it�察�by the weight 

of his body he clogged the action of the leg and thereby saved his mother 

much damage。 A change in the battle crushed him under both their bodies 

and wrenched loose his hold。 The next moment the two mothers separated�察�

and�察�before they rushed together again�察�the lynx lashed out at the cub with 

a huge fore´paw that   ripped his shoulder open to the  bone and sent  him 

hurtling sidewise against the wall。 Then was added to the uproar the cub's 

shrill yelp of pain and fright。 But the fight lasted so long that he had time 

to cry himself out and to experience a second burst of courage�察�and the end 

of the battle found him again clinging to a hind´leg and furiously growling 

between his teeth。 

     The lynx was dead。 But the she´wolf was very weak and sick。 At first 



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she caressed the cub and licked his wounded shoulder�察�but the blood she 

had lost had taken with it her strength�察�and for all of a day and a night she 

lay  by   her   dead   foe's   side�察  �without   movement�察 �scarcely  breathing。   For   a 

week she never left the cave�察�except for water�察�and then her movements 

were   slow   and   painful。 At   the   end   of   that   time   the   lynx   was   devoured�察�

while the she´wolf's wounds had healed sufficiently to permit her to take 

the meat´trail again。 

     The   cub's   shoulder   was   stiff   and   sore�察  �and   for   some   time   he   limped 

from     the   terrible  slash   he   had   received。    But    the  world    now     seemed 

changed。   He   went   about   in   it   with   greater   confidence�察  �with   a   feeling   of 

prowess that had not been his in the days before the battle with the lynx。 

He had looked upon life in a more ferocious aspect�察�he had fought�察�he had 

buried his teeth in the flesh of a foe�察�and he had survived。 And because of 

all this�察�he carried himself more boldly�察�with a touch of defiance that was 

new   in   him。   He   was   no   longer   afraid   of   minor   things�察  �and   much   of   his 

timidity   had   vanished�察  �though   the   unknown   never   ceased   to   press   upon 

him with its mysteries and terrors�察�intangible and ever´menacing。 

     He began to accompany his mother on the meat´trail�察�and he saw much 

of the killing of meat and began to play his part in it。 And in his own dim 

way he learned the law of meat。 There were two kinds of life ´ his own 

kind and the other kind。 His own kind included his mother and himself。 

The other kind included all live things that moved。 But the other kind was 

divided。 One portion was what his own kind killed and ate。 This portion 

was composed of the non´ killers and the small killers。 The other portion 

killed and ate his own kind�察�or was killed and eaten by his own kind。 And 

out of this classification arose the law。 The aim of life was meat。 Life itself 

was meat。 Life lived on life。 There were the eaters and the eaten。 The law 

was�此�EAT OR BE EATEN。 He did not formulate the law in clear�察�set terms 

and moralise about it。 He did not even think the law�察�he merely lived the 

law without thinking about it at all。 

     He saw the law operating around him on every side。 He had eaten the 

ptarmigan   chicks。  The   hawk   had   eaten   the   ptarmigan´mother。  The   hawk 

would also have eaten him。 Later�察�when he had grown more formidable�察�he 

wanted   to   eat   the   hawk。   He   had   eaten   the   lynx   kitten。  The   lynx´mother 



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would have eaten him had she not herself been killed and eaten。 And so it 

went。 The law was being lived about him by all live things�察�and he himself 

was part and parcel of the law。 He was a killer。 His only food was meat�察�

live meat�察�that ran away swiftly before him�察�or flew into the air�察�or climbed 

trees�察�or hid in the ground�察�or faced him and fought with him�察�or turned the 

tables and ran after him。 

     Had the cub thought in man´fashion�察�he might have epitomised life as 

a voracious appetite and the world as a place wherein ranged a multitude 

of appetites�察�pursuing and being pursued�察�hunting and being hunted�察�eating 

and being eaten�察�all in blindness and confusion�察�with violence and disorder�察�

a   chaos     of  gluttony     and   slaughter�察   �ruled    over   by   chance�察    �merciless�察�

planless�察�endless。 

     But   the   cub   did   not   think   in   man´fashion。   He   did   not   look   at   things 

with wide vision。 He was single´purposed�察�and entertained but one thought 

or desire at a time。 Besides the law of meat�察�there were a myriad other and 

lesser laws for him to learn and obey。 The world was filled with surprise。 

The   stir   of   the   life   that   was   in   him�察  �the   play   of   his   muscles�察  �was   an 

unending       happiness。    To   run   down     meat    was   to  experience      thrills  and 

elations。     His   rages    and   battles   were    pleasures。     Terror   itself�察 �and    the 

mystery of the unknown�察�led to his living。 

     And there were easements and satisfactions。 To have a full stomach�察�to 

doze lazily in the sunshine ´ such things were remuneration in full for his 

ardours   and   toils�察  �while   his   ardours   and   tolls   were   in   themselves   self´ 

remunerative。   They   were   expressions   of   life�察  �and   life   is   always   happy 

when   it   is   expressing   itself。   So   the   cub   had   no   quarrel   with   his   hostile 

environment。   He   was   very   much   alive�察  �very   happy�察  �and   very   proud   of 

himself。 



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PART III 



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               CHAPTER I ´ THE MAKERS OF FIRE 



     The   cub   came   upon   it   suddenly。   It   was   his   own   fault。   He   had   been 

careless。 He had left the cave and run down to the stream to drink。 It might 

have been that he   took no notice   because   he   was   heavy  with sleep。  ��He 

had been out all night on the meat´trail�察�and had but just then awakened。�� 

And his carelessness might have been due to the familiarity of the trail to 

the pool。 He had travelled it often�察�and nothing had ever happened on it。 

     He   went   down   past   the   blasted   pine�察  �crossed   the   open   space�察  �and 

trotted in amongst the trees。 Then�察�at the same instant�察�he saw and smelt。 

Before   him�察  �sitting   silently  on   

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